The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

"Yes, Uncle-Master."

Feng Buping nodded and said, "You just came back from Sichuan, you must be tired. Go and rest first."

"it is good."

Jiang Ning nodded and said, "I'll take my leave, nephew."

After saying goodbye to Feng Buping, Jiang Ning returned to his room.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Liu Zhao combing the hair of the edamame beans in the open space in the front yard.

"Master."

Upon seeing Jiang Ning return, Liu Zhao hurriedly put down his comb and ran over to greet Jiang Ning.

"You're finally back."

A look of relief appeared on Liu Zhao's face.

He's been very worried because there's been no news from Jiangning for the past few days.

"Ah."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, then asked, "How have you been staying at Mount Hua these past few days? Are you settling in well?"

Liu Zhao nodded vigorously: "I'm used to it."

For the first two days after arriving at Mount Hua, Liu Zhao was still a little unsettled, especially since Jiang Ning wasn't around. However, the Mount Hua disciples treated him very well and were very friendly, which put his mind at ease.

Jiang Ning nodded, exchanged a few words with Liu Zhao, and then went back to his room.

He had only been down the mountain for a few months, and the house hadn't changed much since he left.

After resting in his room for a while, Lu Dayou carried a bowl of ginseng soup toward his residence in Jiangning.

"Junior brother, junior brother."

When Liu Zhao saw Lu Dayou in the courtyard, he quickly bowed with a straight face and said, "Greetings, Sixth Uncle-Master."

"Hey hey."

Lu Dayou nodded with a smile.

Where is your master?

Liu Zhao quickly replied, "Uncle-Master, Master is inside."

At this moment, Jiang Ning had already come out of the house.

"Sixth Senior Brother."

Lu Dayou said with a smile, "Master asked the junior brothers to bring you ginseng soup. I heard from Master that you were injured. I just finished making it and thought I would bring it to you myself so as not to trouble the other junior brothers."

Lu Dayou had already been making soup to send to Linghu Chong, but after learning that Jiang Ning was also injured, he sent it to him first.

After saying that, he handed over the ginseng soup he was holding: "Here, junior brother, drink your medicine."

Jiang Ning reached out and took it, saying, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Lu Dayou waved his hand and laughed, "Why be so polite between fellow disciples?"

After Jiang Ning drank it, Lu Dayou asked curiously, "Junior brother, what happened after you encountered that demoness from the demonic sect?"

He was present when Jiang Ning was chasing Ren Yingying. He was very worried because Jiang Ning had been out of contact for the past few days. He was relieved when he learned that Jiang Ning had returned, and he was also curious about what happened afterward.

Seeing his curiosity, Jiang Ning recounted the events in general terms, but not in as much detail as when he told Yue Buqun.

Lu Dayou listened in stunned silence, especially after learning that the Six Immortals of Peach Valley were Ren Yingying's subordinates.

After a while.

"Great!"

Lu Dayou clenched his fist tightly and shouted loudly.

Lu Dayou said excitedly, "Junior brother, you don't know, those six weirdos injured many of our fellow disciples after they came up the mountain. Even Uncle Cheng and our eldest brother were injured by them. We've all been holding our breath for a long time, and we never expected that you would avenge us!"

Jiang Ning asked, "Is Senior Brother's injury any better now?"

Lu Da nodded: "Much better, but still needs more rest."

Upon hearing Linghu Chong's name, Lu Dayou exclaimed as if he had just remembered something, "Oh dear, I forgot I still need to deliver medicine to Senior Brother. Junior Brother, I'll be going now."

Lu Dayou was about to leave when Jiang Ning nodded, "Take care, senior brother."

Before leaving, Lu Dayou remembered something, glanced at Liu Zhao who was standing quietly to the side, and then said to Jiang Ning, "Junior brother, our junior nephew doesn't seem very lively. I haven't seen him smile much. Let him play with the junior brothers more. Don't be too strict with him."

There are dozens of children in the Huashan Sect now, all of whom are Huashan disciples and are quite young. Liu Zhao is about the same age as them, but the children are all quite lively. Even Ye Ying, whom Jiang Ning found in the mud alley, has gradually become more cheerful. Only Liu Zhao is somewhat quiet.

These past few days, Liu Zhao has been exercising with his group of junior uncles. Sometimes when the children are playing together, Liu Zhao stands quietly in the distance, watching them play, unusually quiet.

Lu Dayou felt that Jiang Ning might have been too strict in his teaching of Liu Zhao, thus restricting his natural instincts as a child.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning glanced at Liu Zhao.

At this moment, Liu Zhao remained quietly standing beside him.

Jiang Ning turned to Lu Dayou and said, "Okay, senior brother, I understand."

Seeing that Jiang Ning had taken his advice to heart, Lu Dayou smiled and said, "Then I'll be going now. I'll come back to bring you the medicine tomorrow."

After saying that, he left in a hurry. Besides delivering medicine to Linghu Chong, he couldn't wait to spread the gossip he had just heard.

After Lu Dayou left, Jiang Ning turned to look at Liu Zhao.

Liu Zhao subconsciously straightened up, her small face tense.

"No need for that, relax."

Jiang Ning said.

"Yes, Master."

Although he said that, Liu Zhao's body was still tense.

Jiang Ning noticed that Liu Zhao did indeed seem overly serious and quiet, just as Lu Dayou had said.

Jiang Ning looked at him and said, "Your master has agreed to let you join the sect. Take a good rest these two days, and I will formally accept you into the Huashan Sect in a few days."

At this point, Jiang Ning paused for a moment, then added, "Mount Hua is not the Green Gang. If you're bored, you can hang out with your senior uncles and senior brothers."

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, a glimmer of light appeared in Liu Zhao's eyes, and a childlike smile finally appeared on his face.

"Yes, Master!"

Chapter 156: You're here again, kid.

Three days later.

The back room.

"The rules of our Huashan Sect are: first, no deceiving one's master and ancestors; second, no bullying the weak; third, no greed and lust; fourth, no killing one's fellow disciples; fifth, no forgetting righteousness for profit; sixth, no arrogance and complacency; and seventh, no associating with evil."

"These are the Seven Precepts of my Huashan Sect. From now on, when you become my disciple, you must remember them and not violate them in the slightest. Be disciplined, uphold the righteous path, and be self-disciplined and respectful."

“If you go astray in the future, harm the people, or do things that violate the rules of my Huashan Sect, I will personally clean up the sect.”

Liu Zhao knelt before the ancestral tablets of the ancestors of Mount Hua, while Jiang Ning stood to the side.

Those words just now came from his mouth.

Yue Buqun sat in the main seat, while Feng Buping sat in the other seat.

Jiang Ning originally planned to hold the initiation ceremony after Ning Zhongze and Cheng Buyou returned, but Yue Buqun said there was no need to wait so long. Ning Zhongze and the others had gone down the mountain and it was unknown when they would return. He suggested that Liu Zhao be admitted first, and the proper etiquette could be completed when Ning Zhongze and Cheng Buyou returned.

At this moment, Liu Zhao knelt on the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Jiang Ning's tone was relatively calm when he was explaining the rules of the Huashan Sect, but his tone suddenly changed when he got to the last few words. His tone became sinister, like a steel knife scraping bone, and the coldness and chilling killing intent in his tone made him shudder.

"Yes...yes, Master, I will remember."

Liu Zhao said, his voice trembling slightly.

Upon seeing this, Yue Buqun said, "Alright, Zhao'er is still young. We can teach him these principles slowly later."

The murderous intent Jiang Ning had just revealed startled Feng Buping. It was hard to imagine how many people Jiang Ning had killed to have such a murderous aura.

Even he and Feng Buping were like this; Liu Zhao was just a child and couldn't withstand Jiang Ning's chilling killing intent.

"Yes, Master."

Seeing that Yue Buqun had said this, Jiang Ning did not continue speaking, but instead said to Liu Zhao, "Go and pay your respects to your grandmaster and grand-uncle."

Liu Zhao was still somewhat disoriented when he heard Jiang Ning's words. He forced himself to stand up and respectfully bowed to Yue Buqun and Feng Buping.

"Grand-disciple pays respects to Grandmaster and Grand-uncle."

Liu Zhao's voice was young and trembling slightly.

Yue Buqun smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, from now on you are a disciple of my Huashan Sect. You must learn from your master."

Yue Buqun's gentle voice reassured Liu Zhao.

Liu Zhao respectfully replied, "Yes, Master."

Feng Buping smiled and nodded from the side.

Yue Buqun looked at Liu Zhao and suddenly asked Jiang Ning, "Is Zhao'er seven years old this year?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "Yes."

When Jiang Ning agreed to let Liu Zhao join his ranks, he already knew Liu Zhao's exact age.

Upon hearing this, a look of reminiscence appeared in Yue Buqun's eyes. He remembered that Jiang Ning had only started learning martial arts from him at the age of seven.

Yue Buqun paused for a moment, then said, "Since that's the case, Zhao'er has reached the age to practice martial arts. I happen to have nothing to do at the moment, so I'll personally teach him."

Although Jiang Ning had already taken on a disciple, he himself was still quite young and needed to practice his martial arts diligently. If he were to be distracted by teaching Liu Zhao, it might slow down his progress. Therefore, Yue Buqun simply took on the task of teaching Liu Zhao.

Jiang Ning was slightly surprised, but still nodded.

"It's all up to Master's arrangement."

Yue Buqun smiled and nodded.